President Donald Trump and Senator Thom Tillis led Republicans to strong victories across the state in Council of State, judicial and legislative races. After all election day ... Keep Reading
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Don’t punish American taxpayers by bailing out the states
It’s not difficult to find bad policy examples from government-enacted lockdowns due to coronavirus, yet virtually none are worse than the idea of the federal government bailing ... Keep Reading
Why do charities and the American people tower over the government in a crisis?
In the "from the editor" section of April's newspaper, I wrote a little bit about the voluntary nature of charity compared to authoritarian tendencies from some leaders. There is a ... Keep Reading
23 trillion reasons to question any loyalty to either political party
Here is the federal debt clock. Twenty-two trillion-plus and rising is the current federal debt. Government spending is in the news again because of a recent agreement reached by ... Keep Reading
An interview with conservative leaders at CPAC 2019; pt. 2
This second round of Civitalk-CPAC Interviews includes the Nikki Neily, president of Speech First. Neily delves into the problem of censorship on college campuses. The final ... Keep Reading
On the Never-Ending Obsession for More and Higher Taxes
House Democrats and some presidential candidates are currently engaging in some kind of wild competition on who can call for the highest marginal tax rates. This from a story ... Keep Reading
Rep. Mark Walker Sounds Alarm on Federal Debt Crisis
No issue better epitomizes our broken federal government than the debt. And like Democrats, Republicans have failed miserably to control federal spending. U.S. Rep. Mark Walker ... Keep Reading
Will Congress Pass Nat’l Concealed Carry Law?
It's Firearms Friday on the "What Matters in North Carolina Show," and host Mark Shiver is joined by Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America, and Rhona Allen, State Leader of ... Keep Reading
In Congress, Much Ado About Nothing
Members of the U.S. House and Senate have filed a flurry of bills related to higher education. The proposed legislation presents various solutions to the problems of high cost and ... Keep Reading
What McCrory Refugee Move Really Means
Maybe the most important thing about Gov. Pat McCrory's decision to ask President Obama to cease sending Syrian refugees is this: it aroused an explosion of support. Our Facebook ... Keep Reading
